2023 tax returns due to Hurricane Ian extended by IRS

Florida residents and businesses are getting some breathing room for the upcoming tax deadlines as Florida residents and businesses begin the long recovery process after Hurricane Ian's destruction.

Florida taxpayers have until Feb. 15, 2023 to wait for the due date for 2021 federal income-tax returns filed after an extension, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

The due date for 2021 income-tax returns with an extension is still Oct. 17 with the exception of other areas that have until February 15, 2023 to file 2021 tax returns in the wake of natural disasters, including flood victims in Alaska or Hurricane Fiona victims in Puerto Rico. The extra time is automatically granted for Florida taxpayers. The IRS said there was no need to contact the IRS for an extension. The tax agency usually extends filing deadlines for certain areas in the wake of natural disasters. The extra time is applied to an array of individual and business deadlines. One example of note for gig workers and self-employed workers is that quarterly income-tax payments originally due Jan. 17 are now due Feb. 15. The Sept. 30 deadline to submit both 2019 and 2020 tax-year returns has not changed, but a spokesman encourages people to take advantage of the IRS's penalty waiver. Returns submitted by Friday will be able to avoid failure to file penalties. The IRS waived the penalty and crediting taxpayers who already paid for late-filed returns during the 2020 and 2021 tax seasons last month. The IRS said last month that it was planning to refund $1.2 billion to 1.6 million taxpayers. Key Words: Kevin McCarthy, other top Republicans vow to scrap IRS hiring plans if they win the House majority.